Take A Loved One to the Doctor Month

The Florida Department of Health's Office of Minority Health invites you to join us in protecting, promoting and improving the health of all residents and visitors in the state of Florida by supporting the statewide campaign to Take a Loved One to the Doctor Month. This year's theme is "Health by Choice, Not by Chance: Working Together For a Healthy Community".

Press Release and State Surgeon General Video

Press Release

State Surgeon General Video

Take A Loved One to the Doctor Month Statewide Events Listing

2013 TALOTTDM Event Listing

Promotional Letter

2013 TALOTTDM Promotion Letter

2013 TALOTTDM Promotion Letter Unsigned

The Office of Minority Health is urging all Floridians to take charge of their health and encourage their loved ones to seek healthcare in honor of Take a Loved One to the Doctor. Initially launched by Tom Joyner and the US Department of Health & Human Services, this campaign specifically aims to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations as well as the elderly, underserved and underrepresented communities. The Department urges all Floridians to focus on prevention and early detection.

Take a Loved One to the Doctor Month stresses the importance of getting regular checkups from healthcare professional to aid in the elimination of healthcare disparities. Minorities suffer disproportionately from cancer, stroke, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and maternal and infant mortality.

During the month of September we want to highlight the importance of working together to protect our loved ones from these and other disparities in healthcare. This campaign is an annual initiative to remind all Floridians to take charge of their health by visiting a health professional (a doctor, a nurse, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant or another health provider). The focus of the campaign is to encourage individuals to make an appointment to see a physician, attend a health event in the community, or help a friend, neighbor or family member do the same in the month of September or the months ahead.

Flyers

TALOTTDM Amercian Indian 

TALOTTDM Asian

TALOTTDM Black

TALOTTDM Hispanic

TALOTTDM White

Pledge Cards

2013 Take a loved one pledge card English

2013 Take a loved one pledge card Spanish

Posters

2013 Take a loved one poster English

2013 Take a loved one poster Spanish

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If you would like to participate in this year’s campaign for Take a Loved One to the Doctor Month, please contact Cheryl Graham at

MinorityHealthLiaison@doh.state.fl.us